Siemens se5880 manual QoS

SIEMENS se5880 Ethernet Security Router	Chapter 5 Advanced Setup
User’s Guide	QoS

QoS

Quality of Service (QoS) actively manages network resources to sustain service levels for priority applications. To configure QoS:

1.Click QoS in the left navigation pane of the Router Information page. This displays the QoS Configuration page. This page shows the current settings as well as provides a means to change the current settings.

2.Select one of the following from QoS Status to enable or disable QoS:

•On: QoS will forward packets and set diffserv marking based on user defined mapping rules and enabled QoS policies.

•Off: QoS will forward packets based on pre-defined mapping rules and enabled QoS policies.

3.To enable or disable marking of the Differentiated Services field of the IP header, select one of the following from DiffServ Status:

•On: QoS will mark the DiffServ field according to the QoS Policies and pre-defined behavior.

•Off: DiffServ is not marked; this is DiffServ pass through.

4.Assign weight values to four different priorities. This can be a number between 1 and 255.

5.Click Apply.

6.Configure QoS policies.

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